Arne Slot poked fun at Gary Neville during his press conference before facing Newcastle. The Liverpool boss knew the truth of his Liverpool side long before the former Manchester United captain.

As Premier League leaders Liverpool continue to purr under Arne Slot, comments made by former Manchester United defender Gary Neville are looking more and more witless by the day

Arne Slot hasn’t forgotten what Gary Neville said about Liverpool before the start of the 2024/25 season! When the Sky Sports pundit gave his Premier League predictions at the outset of the campaign, he had the Reds down to finish in fifth place, claiming that they’d suffer a post-Jurgen Klopp hangover.

Liverpool have had some fine players over the years of the Premier League but it's hard to argue that any have been better - defensively anyway - than Virgil van Dijk.

Arsenal are currently nine points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool after 13 games, but Gary Neville believes the Gunners are still firmly in the title race.They strolled to a 5-2 victory

Liverpool have beaten Manchester City 2-0 to move nine points clear at the top of the Premier League and 11 clear of today's opponents

Liverpool haven't outclassed Manchester City so comprehensively throughout a contest quite like they did on Sunday

Liverpool boss Arne Slot was speaking at the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday morning ahead of the Premier League visit to Newcastle United

Arne Slot reacts to Gary Neville branding Liverpool as ‘title favourites’ ► Subscribe to Sky Sports Premier League: ► Watch Sky Sports: Arne Sot responded to Gary Neville's comments saying that Liverpool should be considered strong title favourites after their impressive win over Manchester City.